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Preliminaries: UVa/NWU/YaleNovember
12

Fifteen undergrads. Fifteen schools. In
the end, there can only be but one. On the line in this fortnight of
intellectual fortitude, $100,000... bragging rights as the 2011 College
Champion... and a place in the 2011 Tournament of Champions.

Second place is guaranteed $50,000, while
third will get $25,000 in a standard two-week event. Semifinalists are
guaranteed at least $10,000, while quarterfinalists are guaranteed a
Nintendo Wii with THQ's "Jeopardy!"
for participation. As always, any and all winning accrued depends on how
far up the ladder a player goes.

Only nine of the fifteen that compete this week will be invited to
return next week, however, the five winners this week and four wild card
top-scorers.

So far, we have six. In 30 minutes, we'll have nine.

Amanda J.
RayHarrisonburg,
VA
Virginia
sophomore

Katie
SinghAustin, TX
Northwestern
sophomore

Sam
SpauldingWilmington, NC
Yale
sophomore

Jeopardy! round ...

BACK IN
THE '90s

COMIC BOOK
VILLAINY

"P"RODUCE

WORLD
CAPITALS

AVATAR

FRENCH
ANATOMY QUIZ

Daily Double: $800 "P"roduce. Amanda
has $1400, $800 north of Sam, $600 south of Katie. She bets $800 to either take
the lead or tie Sam. The clue: Augusta National Golf Club is on land once used
to grow Belle & Thurber types of these. "What are peaches?" That would've been
right, but pears knocks her down to $600.

At the end of the Jeopardy! round...

$1,600

$3,000

$7,000

Amanda

Katie

Sam

Double Jeopardy! categories:

CONTINENTAL
SETTINGS

CALIFORNIA
GIRLS

MUSIC &
DANCE

MEDIEVAL
JOBS

THEY WERE
DROPOUTS

2- OR
11-LETTER
WORDS

Daily Double #1: $1600 Music &
Dance. Katie has this clue with $5400, but she's got a hill to climb against
Sam's juiced $13,000. She bets $3000 on this: the lowest A on the piano has a
frequency of 27.5 hertz; as it's one octave higher, the next A up has this
frequency. "What is 35.5 hertz?" No, it was 55, leaving her with $2400.

Daily Double #2: $1600 Medieval Jobs. Sam has
$15,000 and can put this game out of reach. He bets
$1000 on this: bowyers made bows; these workers made
the arrows. "What are fletchers?" Correct for
$16,000!

End of the round
scores tell the tale...

$7,200

$7,200

$18,000

Amanda

Katie

Sam

Sam's pretty much in. The ladies are
pretty much out.

Final Jeopardy! category: DOCUMENTS

IT SAYS, "THE
HISTORY OF THE PRESENT KING OF GREAT BRITAIN IS A HISTORY OF REPEATED
INJURIES AND USURPATIONS"

Correct response: what is the US
Declaration of Independence?

Amanda's response: what is the Declaration of Independence? CORRECT. Wager:
$7199. Total: $14,399.
Katie's response: what is the Declaration of Independence? CORRECT. Wager: $5000. Total:
$12,200.
Sam's response: what is the Declaration of Independence? CORRECT. Wager
doesn't matter.

SEMI-FINALIST:
Sam Spaulding

Sam had a very strong finish
in the Double Jeopardy! round... and the fact that the ladies didn't
show up until it was too late helped him out quite nicely. I doubt he'll
come up against such mercy in the semis, though, but again, the point of
this week is to make it to next week...

... and these nine DID.

Game 4 Winner

Game 1 Winner

Game 5 Winner

WILD CARD

Game 2 Winner

WILD CARD

WILD CARD

WILD CARD

Game 3 Winner

Next week, it's
win-or-go-home as these nine fight for a spot in the finals. Stay
thirsty, my friends.